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The Seminole wars / Ellis Roxburgh.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Roxburgh, Ellis. Rebellions, revolts, and uprisings ; Publisher: New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2018Description: 48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538207673
  • 1538207672
  • 9781538207734
  • 1538207737
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Roots of rebellion -- Who were the rebels? -- Rebellion! -- Fighting authority -- Victory and legacy -- Timeline.
Summary: The Seminole Wars were comprised of three separate clashes between the United States and the Seminole Indians of Florida between 1817 and 1858. The first touched off when the US Army invaded Seminole territory in order to capture fugitive slaves living among the native people. The Seminoles were pushed farther and farther south into Florida. Ultimately, the Seminoles lost their land and Florida became American territory opened up for white settlers. This well-researched narrative provides essential facts about an important chapter in the history of Native Americans in the growing United States.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 973.57 R887 Available 33111008855211
Total holds: 0

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The Seminole Wars were comprised of three separate clashes between the United States and the Seminole Indians of Florida between 1817 and 1858. The first touched off when the US Army invaded Seminole territory in order to capture fugitive slaves living among the native people. The Seminoles were pushed farther and farther south into Florida. Ultimately, the Seminoles lost their land and Florida became American territory opened up for white settlers. This well-researched narrative provides essential facts about an important chapter in the history of Native Americans in the growing United States.

Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.

Roots of rebellion -- Who were the rebels? -- Rebellion! -- Fighting authority -- Victory and legacy -- Timeline.

The Seminole Wars were comprised of three separate clashes between the United States and the Seminole Indians of Florida between 1817 and 1858. The first touched off when the US Army invaded Seminole territory in order to capture fugitive slaves living among the native people. The Seminoles were pushed farther and farther south into Florida. Ultimately, the Seminoles lost their land and Florida became American territory opened up for white settlers. This well-researched narrative provides essential facts about an important chapter in the history of Native Americans in the growing United States.

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